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Finished Moving

Maybe you know it from Twitter, or maybe you don’t, that I moved to a new apartment. Because I didn’t have access to computer to use Twitter that time, this will explain what happened when I was moving and replace all of the tweets about moving. (This won’t be pointless like tweets)

August 30

My computer was packed in about 10 to 11 AM, forcing myself offline. In that time, my house was full of boxes, the hallways were blocked. When I was bored, I read the new Shonen Jump magazine and play my DS Lite.

When my bed was being disassembled, the lucky thing happened: I found my Pokémon Pearl and the long lost 256Mb GBA Flash Cart. When I checked my Journal item in my Pearl, I found that the last time I’ve played Pearl is in January. I barely play Pokémon Pearl, and I don’t battle competitively. The GBA Flash Cart contains 4 games I’ve played… more than 2 years ago. Mega Man Battle Network 6 : Cybeast Falzar, Rockman.EXE 4.5, Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge, and Naruto Ninja Council 1. The video game music recalls my past, but they only recalled the “Dark Season”, between September to March, where the night is much longer than day, and where the rainy weather depresses me. The rainy weather and the short daytime really cause depression (see also: Seasonal affective disorder).

My parents found that my bed was partially broken, so we decided to dump it. The bed is too small for me anyways.

At night, I slept on floor with mattress.

August 31

I woke up at about 7 to 8 AM. We packed up more stuff. In about 10AM, the moving truck was about to arrive. However, there was a problem: They didn’t know where to park. My dad even shouted the swear words at them in the 4th floor (while I saw someone with a baby, what happen if the baby copies what my dad shouted?!). The problem of the trucks were resolved by the landlord.

After that, more moving. Some boxes and furnitures are very heavy that it’s impossible to move.

We finished packing up in 1:30PM. After that, we were ready to move to the new apartment.

The new apartment is a 21st century building. It looked a lot better than old one. The old one even have design flaws such as the window. My new apartment has 2 bathrooms, a larger living room and our own laundry machine. After the sofa was carried there, I lied down on the sofa like Rakshata Chawla (of Code Geass) for a while.

In about 5 to 6 PM, we had dinner in the mall 2 roads away from the apartment. It is possible to walk to the mall from the new apartment.

I didn’t have a bed by that time, so I was still sleeping on the floor with mattress. Before my sleep, I scribbled down something in my sketchbook, I got an idea for a chess-like game (more details about it will be posted later).

September 1

I plugged in my computer in about 9AM. I immediately found an open Wi-Fi connection SSIDed dlink. I successfully connected to it and checked Twitter and my e-mail. I also chatted on AIM. However, it is so slow! Twitter takes so long to load, Sonny 2 is impossible to load and YouTube videos are even unloadable! I tried to change the settings on the network by entering http://192.168.0.1/ in the address bar. Because the Wi-Fi connection is open and used default setting. I can log in with username of admin and no (empty) password. Like the SSID said, that Wi-Fi uses D-Link. The setting pages are even powered by PHP! (it is possible to edit the PHP source code to make PHP work on small devices) I tried to change every network settings and nothing worked. The cause of the problem is the low wireless signal.

In about 2PM, my parents were going to call Shaw Cable to set up the Internet while my mom takes me to register in the high school. I was not registered yet because my mom needs to bring my birth certificate and the proof of residency. The staff wanted my birth certificate because all 3 members in my family have different last names. I even have 2 names (the Chinese one and English one).

Then we were back home. The Shaw Cable finished setting up the Internet. They even set up a digital TV system. However, they did not work yet. I stared at the white TV static noise, when I concentrated on it, I saw the noise flowing in a pattern. I saw some snakes and bats flying. They were just hallucinations.

Back to my computer, I connected with the network Shaw Cable just set up. It’s still somewhat unstable. It disconnects constantly.

At night, I and my parents went to IKEA for my new bed. However, we only end up with a pillow and some hangars. After that, we went to the Wal-Mart and McDonalds.

September 1

I woke up at 8 AM and I started to write this post in about 9AM.

Here is the list of unfinished tasks:

• Buy a new bed for me
• Buy more furnitures to fill the large space in the living room
• Register me in the high school, there will be an interview
• Buy a bookshelf or drawer to store my stuff

Tags: Mega Man, Moving, Pokemon, School